Mental Health Nurse

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health service in Norwich is seeking an experienced B6 Mental Health Nurse to join their Perinatal Community Mental Health Team. This full-time role involves managing a caseload of women with mental health needs during the perinatal period. Successful candidates will be part of a multidisciplinary team offering collaborative care and engaging community practice. A valid UK full driving licence is essential as travel to service users' homes is required.

Benefits

Comprehensive in-house & external training programmes

Career progression

Starting annual leave of 27 days

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered mental health or learning disability nurse with relevant professional registration.
• Experience in effective risk assessment and management.
• Must have skills in care planning and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload of women with moderate to severe mental health needs.
• Participate in duty rota.
• Ensure all service users have a co-produced care plan.

Skills

Excellent communication and engagement skills

Conflict resolution

Care planning and Risk assessment

Education

Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse

Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training

Ongoing professional development towards degree level

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Community Perinatal Mental Health Service. We are looking for an experienced B6 Mental Health Nurse, with relevant mental health and community experience to join our Perinatal Community Mental Health Team.

This is a substantive, full time position.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, a Therapies team, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners, Peer Support Workers, Nursery Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Community Team Managers, a Matron and a Service Manager specialising in perinatal mental health.

This vacancy sits within the East Norfolk locality offering a mix of working in both the beautiful Norfolk countryside and Coastal areas.

As this is a community post, it is expected most of our work is completed face to face in service user’s homes or in the community, so a valid UK full driving licence is essential. Access to your own vehicle is preferred, though pool cars can be booked through the Trust’s Hiyacar system.

Main duties of the job

The Perinatal team is split into three patches across Norfolk - North/City, South/West and the East. The smaller teams remain supportive to each other and continue to work together closely.

The Perinatal Community Mental Health Team provides prevention, detection and management of mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing a caseload of women with moderate to severe mental health needs within the perinatal period.
• Undertakinginitial assessments.
• Formulating an appropriate plan of care/ signposting to other services.
• Thinking about the parent infant relationship.
• Participating in Duty rota.
• Escalating concerns about safeguarding to ECFS /Children’s Services.
• Ensuring all service users have a co‑produced care plan and up to date combined assessment.

The team offers therapeutic interventions, nursery nurse interventions, medication reviews, Consultant appointments and advocacy through Peer Support.

Within our specialist service you can look forward to a supportive and collaborative team with low manageable caseloads, with friendly, visible and accessible senior staff and medical team. We offer specialist perinatal training, line management, caseload and clinical supervision alongside safeguarding supervision on a monthly basis. We are a cohesive, friendly, and kind team and will support you every step of the way.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

The Perinatal Community Mental Health Team provides prevention, detection and management of mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.

Our Norfolk & Waveney Perinatal Community Mental Health & Lotus Maternal Therapeutic Outreach Teams won the NSFT Staff Excellence Awards 2022. Each member of the team shows compassion and care towards one another, supporting each other to help each other meet service user needs in a timely way.

Job responsibilities

Heres what our carers/service users have said about us The team were fantastic in supporting me in my journey back to being well and being able to be a mum to my baby.

If you’re enthusiastic, person centred and have the skills needed to work in a community setting, we would love to hear from you.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
• Ongoing professional development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course)

Experience

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience

Skills

• Excellent communication and engagement skills Conflict resolution and Breakaway training (or requirement to undertake within first 12 weeks)
• Care planning and Risk assessment knowledge and skills

Knowledge

• Have the ability to discuss, identify and elevate safeguarding issues in a sensitive way to protect those who are vulnerable
• The ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and collaboratively

Other

• Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yeargross per annum